A Short History of Photography
Walter Benjamin • Franz Roh and Jan Tschichold • ISBN-13 978‑3753304014
A Short History of Photography
Walter Benjamin • Franz Roh and Jan Tschichold
ISBN-10: 3753304018 · ISBN-13: 978‑3753304014 · 1931 · 1st Edition
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Originally published in 1931, this seminal essay by Walter Benjamin examines the transformative impact of the camera on the perception of reality and the status of the art object. Through a rigorous analysis of early photographic practices, Benjamin explores how mechanical reproduction alters the aura of the work of art, fundamentally shifting the relationship between the viewer and the image in the modern era.
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